Do you have part of your property that is self contained?
Did you know that it may need a separate EPC if you were to let this section of the property out?
The EPC required may be a standard EPC or it may need a new build EPC if the self-contained section is new or newly converted.
Please read below the advise and guidance around self contained units.
Self-contained dwelling attached to or forming an extension of another building:
A property can have an additional building unit (e.g. an ‘annexe’) which, if it is self-contained and meets the dwelling definition of a building, needs to have its own EPC.
If a dwelling is made-up of a several units with separate addresses but used as a single occupancy, then one EPC can be produced. (HMO)
A building altered for separate self-contained usage could be indicated by the accommodation having its own cooking and bathing facilities and its own access (from the outside, or via a communal corridor) and will need a separate EPC.
The additional presence of an internal connecting door between the dwelling and another building does not prevent the dwelling from being treated as self-contained.
An example might be a self-contained flat in a building.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE that a property does not have to be classed by the council or have official permission, to be self-contained – to need an annexe EPC.
If you can live in the annexe without having to use the facilities of the main house – then you may need two EPCs. One for the main house and one for the annexe. If you are going to sell the house and annexe as one sale then you can have the entire house and annexe assessed together under one EPC.
